Nino Niederreiter and Kyle Brodziak are speeding toward Andre Benoit and Semyon Varlamov with a two-on-one advantage. Out of nowhere, Hugh Johnson, the Avalanche’s latest acquisition, catches up to Niederreiter and steals the puck. In a snap, Johnson switches from defense to offense, gliding across the ice. Johnson spins past Zach Parise and makes his way into the Wild defensive zone before getting leveled by Minnesota defenseman Jared Spurgeon. The Wild regain the puck, advance and score.

What happened to the days when video games would let you win?

The first thing that players will notice when they boot up EA’s NHL 15 is how realistic the game looks and plays. Want to annihilate your opponent with a bone-shattering check? It takes positioning. Want to make a goal-saving shot block as a defenseman? It takes timing.

I’ll be honest, I don’t know much about the game of hockey apart from watching “The Mighty Ducks” movies. Coach Bombay and the gang inspired me to do a brief stint in my community roller hockey league, where my parents bought me so many pads, I looked the Michelin Man meets the Pillsbury Doughboy on wheels.

Miller tied San Francisco’s Aldon Smith with a 96 overall rating. Following them are Kansas City’s Justin Houston, Tampa Bay’s Lavonte David and Indianapolis’ Robert Mathis, who each received a rating of 93.

Matt Duchene (9) of the Colorado Avalanche keeps his balance after taking contact from Ryan Johansen (19) of the Columbus Blue Jackets during the first period of action. The Colorado Avalanche hosted the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Pepsi Center on Dec. 31, 2013. (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

“I feel like this is the most ridiculous question. Why put Bruce Lee in a UFC game? It’s. Bruce. Lee…

“You have the premier organization in the fastest growing sport in the world, the UFC; and the most iconic martial artist in the history of the world, Bruce Lee — a martial artist renowned for his philosophies that laid the groundwork for modern mixed martial arts. I can’t conceive of a universe where bringing these two things together doesn’t make sense. I know there are going to be countless fans that feel the exact same way and they will be eager play with such a legend in the UFC Octagon. I am one of them.”

There are two ways to unlock Lee in the game. One is to pre-order, and the other is to beat the career mode on pro difficulty or higher.

EA Sports UFC is slated for a June 17 release date on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The tease trailer for latest edition of the longtime hockey series was unveiled Monday morning. The game will also have TSN analyst Ray Ferraro providing commentary in the game.

EA boasts on the NHL series website about the 12 Player NHL Collision Physics that will be included in the game:

For the first time in any sports game, real-world physics affects every player through every on-ice collision with the new 12 Player NHL® Collision Physics. Utilizing the power of the next generation consoles, and building off the critically-acclaimed NHL Collision Physics system, every player on the ice is governed by physics at all times. Feel the hard-hitting chaos of NHL hockey through true-to-life secondary collisions, net scrambles and player pileups, capturing the desperation of every shift.

NHL 15 will be available on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. No release date has been announced, but given the series’ track record, expect a Sept. 9 date to be announced.

There will also be a cover vote to decide which NHL player will grace the front of the game. New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur was on the cover of NHL 14.

Fans will also experience an entirely new broadcast presentation that delivers Madden NFL game day like never before with dramatic all-new camera angles, as well as dynamic pre-game and halftime features. It’s not just football, it’s Madden Season.

The company is again teaming up with ESPN to allow fans to vote for the game’s cover athlete. The announcement for the the vote will be made at 6 p.m. May 8 during the NFL Draft on ESPN and NFL Network.

“We have been stuck in the middle of a dispute between the NCAA and student-athletes who seek compensation for playing college football,” Weber wrote in the post. “… The ongoing legal issues combined with increased questions surrounding schools and conferences have left us in a difficult position – one that challenges our ability to deliver an authentic sports experience, which is the very foundation of EA Sports games.”

Quarterback Peyton Manning and linebacker Von Miller received 97 ratings to tie for seventh among all players. Second-year long snapper Aaron Brewer, who is listed as a tight end, gets the dubious distinction of having Madden NFL 25’s lowest rating at 39.

Tackler Ryan Clady (94) is the next highest rated offensive player behind Manning, followed by receivers Wes Welker (93) and Demaryius Thomas (90). Cornerback Champ Bailey (93) is second to Miller, followed by Chris Harris (82) and Rahim Moore (82).

Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and kick returner Trindon Holliday are the fastest with 98 in speed. The team’s best tackler is Joe Mays with 97 in that category. The strongest player on the team is newly acquired guard Louis Vasquez, who has 96 in strength.

One final note: Miller’s “Sack Swagger Dance,” as the EA folks call it, will be in the game.

In a video released by EA Sports today, Manning was listed as the third-highest rated quarterback in the game with an overall rating of 97. Only Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady, of New England, were listed higher.

No other Broncos player were among the top five of the different offensive positions. Manning had an overall rating of 93 last year, ranking sixth among NFL quarterbacks.

A&E reporter John Wenzel has covered a variety of topics for The Denver Post over the years, including video games, comedy, music and the fine arts. He's been playing and loving video games since his dad brought home a sweet ColecoVision in 1983. Catch him on PSN as beardsandgum.

Hugh got his start writing for the Cheyenne and Woodmen Edition newspapers in Colorado Springs. In 2011 he moved to Denver where he has written for Denver Urban Spectrum and Colorado Community Media’s Wheat Ridge Transcript. Hugh joined The Denver Post in 2014 as an editorial assistant.

Bryan Moore joined The Denver Post sports department in 1997 and has worked in many phases of producing the daily sports section ever since, specifically focusing on coverage of the Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, and college football and basketball.